+/*
+ * Do not use the alphabetically stored index to look up
+ * the directory name; instead, use the case insensitive
+ * name hash.
+ */
+static enum exist_status directory_exists_in_index_icase(const char *dirname, int len)
+{
+ struct cache_entry *ce = index_name_exists(&the_index, dirname, len + 1, ignore_case);
+ unsigned char endchar;
+
+ if (!ce)
+ return index_nonexistent;
+ endchar = ce->name[len];
+
+ /*
+ * The cache_entry structure returned will contain this dirname
+ * and possibly additional path components.
+ */
+ if (endchar == '/')
+ return index_directory;
+
+ /*
+ * If there are no additional path components, then this cache_entry
+ * represents a submodule. Submodules, despite being directories,
+ * are stored in the cache without a closing slash.
+ */
+ if (!endchar && S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode))
+ return index_gitdir;
+
+ /* This should never be hit, but it exists just in case. */
+ return index_nonexistent;
+}
+